Charlie Smyth, a former Gaelic footballer from County Down, has signed a new two-year contract with the New Orleans Saints. This deal keeps his NFL ambitions alive as he aims to secure a spot on the active roster.
County Down man Charlie Smyth has signed a new contract with the New Orleans Saints which guarantees him at least another off-season with the team as he attempts to forge a kicking career in the NFL . Smyth, 23, has agreed a two-year deal which will keep him under contract for that duration if he makes the Saints' 53-man roster next August.
The former Down gaelic footballer missed out on the active roster five months ago but did secure a place in the Saints' practice squad which kept alive his NFL ambitions. 'Right now all it guarantees me is that I've got another off-season with the Saints and hopefully this time I can make the 53,' Smyth told BBC Sport NI. 'I've got a whole lot better since I started this with the Saints and I feel that there's a reason why they want me back. Let's just roll with it and keep making kicks.' Smyth secured his first Saints contract last March after impressing in the NFL Combine, which was a series of trials for aspiring American Footballers. As an Ulster Under-20 Championship winner with Down in 2021, Smyth had a bright goalkeeping future in Gaelic football, the sport he had played his entire life. However, after deciding to pursue his dream of playing in the NFL, he started to train with Tadhg Leader, a kicking coach for the NFL international player pathway (IPP) programme. Along with Monaghan goalkeeper Rory Beggan, Wicklow's Mark Jackson and former Connacht rugby player Darragh Leader, Smyth attended the NFL Combine in Indianapolis. Having impressed at the Combine and at pro-day trials, Smyth was invited to the Saints' training facility before signing a contract. While he later missed out on a place in the Saints' roster, practice squad members remain on the books of their original teams in a pool of players that will continue to train and are on hand should injuries occur.'If you don't make the 53, that contract is terminated,' said Smyth of his latest dea
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